Stop at the red-light is no longer boring

Bamohabbat Chafjiri, Sadegh

Abstract

The poster is about charging stations for electric vehicles installed at intersections. It is specifically designed for cities where there is sufficient rainfall as well as a solar resource throughout the year. The solution focuses on generating electrical power from renewable resources such as solar, wind energy, and the kinetic energy of water at intersections. The electricity can be stored in batteries installed inside the Square LED Billboards and vehicle batteries are charged by underground charging pads while vehicles stop behind red lights. Underground charging pads can remotely charge electric vehicle batteries on the underside of vehicles. This saves drivers time at intersections.

Citation

Bamohabbat Chafjiri, S. (2022, June). Stop at the red-light is no longer boring

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Start Date: Jun 7, 2022
• End Date: Jun 7, 2022
• Publication Date: Jun 7, 2022
• Deposit Date: Dec 8, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 9, 2022
• Keywords: Sustainable Architecture, Renewable Energy
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10224612
• Publisher URL: http://epcevents.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Sadegh-Bamohabbat-Chafjiri-low-res.pdf
• Related Public URLs: Here are the list of the five finalists: https://epc.ac.uk/artic...and-longlisted-posters/
• Additional Information: Climate change is a major threat to the future of our cities, and we need to change our way of thinking about urban planning to reduce the harsh impact of climate change on our infrastructure. And what better way to confront this challenge than through Engineering?; I address this question: if architecture and electrical engineering together are able to reframe the crisis of climate change as a source of tremendous opportunity,; ; I introduce a novel service model for generating, storing, and consuming electricity at intersections. It is generated by different renewable energy resources to charge EVs. The solution includes but is not limited to intersections.; ; The core idea is to charge EVs at the red light by installing charging pads on the street. It also includes peer-to-peer charging pads installed at the back & front of every EV to donate electricity to two other EVs. Pads can be replaced by robotic arms on the downside of EVs to pick up batteries or connect EVs directly to EV charging ports if there is any safety issue with the coil induction system.; The generated electricity is stored in lithium (Graffine) batteries installed inside the square LED billboard. And then, the stored electricity is consumed by EVs at the red light or through portable batteries.; ; The model is a combinatory system to work in any weather condition in Mega cities, so it is appropriate for cities with sufficient annual rainfall, solar, and wind energy, such as London, Tokyo, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.; ; Charging pads are able to charge electric vehicles with a power of 3.2 kw per coil and up to 9.6 kw for 3 coils.; ; Our preliminary results show that EVS can charge their batteries at the speed of 2% of full capacity per minute at the red-light with the current technology that BMW is already using for at-home charging for the BMW 530e.; ; I believe that this model helps urban planners to make a green shift and limit the dominance of using cars with fossil fuel combustion at city centers.